Parliamentary questions

Alcohol Pricing

James Bannon

161. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase duty on the higher alcohol products like spirits and on non-returnable long drinks, especially cans, which are sold predominately in the off-licence trade where there is no control on the amount that can be consumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1473/13]

Tax Code

Éamon Ó Cuív

162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the rate of tax in total on a litre of marked diesel oil including carbon tax, excise duty and VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1488/13]

Fuel Prices

Éamon Ó Cuív

163. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce the total tax take on marked diesel oil or to intorduce a rebate from the carbon tax for registered agricultural contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Willie Penrose

164. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a property which is held in trust for two children with special needs who live in the property with their parents, is it the case that this property will be exempt form the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1504/13]

Mortgage Interest Rates Issues

John Lyons

165. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has considered to regulate the mortgage interest rates being applied by certain lenders particularly sub prime lenders; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that borrowers form these lenders find it difficult to refinance their mortgages with other providers and so are trapped paying penalty rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/13]

NAMA Loan Offers

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 115 of 25 September 2012, if he will provide an assessment of the profit foregone in the National Asset Management Agency as a result of the proscription in section 99 and 202 of the NAMA Act 2009, blocking NAMA from selling assets to borrowers who are in default. [1548/13]

NAMA Loans Sale

Pearse Doherty

167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 179 to 182, inclusive, of 16 October 2012, if the National Asset Management Agency sells loans without placing such loans on the open market. [1549/13]

NAMA Loan Book

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 179 to 182, inclusive, of 16 October 2012, to confirm the original book value of loans sold by the National Asset Management Agency since his response. [1550/13]

NAMA Legal Fees

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 229 and 230 of 13 November 2012, if he will outline the approach by the National Asset Management Agency in assessing the recoverability of legal fees incurred in pursuit of certain loans and borrowers. [1551/13]

Investor Compensation Company Limited

Pearse Doherty

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 12 December 2012, and further to a report in a national newspaper (details supplied) which states in relation to Custom House Capital that the collapse of the entity will leave the State out of pocket by €15 million, if he will reconfirm that the Investor Compensation Company Limited is entirely self-funding. [1552/13]

Seed Capital Scheme Eligibility

Finian McGrath

171. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the possible seed capital for a new business setting up in the the northside; and if he will advise on where finances may be applied for. [1596/13]

VAT Rates Exemptions

Ciaran Lynch

172. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the constraints imposed by the requirements of EU VAT law, he will consider the introduction of a scheme to refund VAT collected on a defibrillator purchased by a sports club or charitable body in view of the public benefit accruing from their being widely available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1624/13]

Pension Provisions

Robert Dowds

173. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if there is any provision in the recent changes to pensions to allow self employed people to withdraw money from their pensions ahead of schedule; and if not, if he will state whether he is considering such a provision. [1634/13]

Carbon Tax Collection

Charlie McConalogue

174. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the mechanism he plans to use to ensure that carbon tax on solid fuels is collected by Northern Ireland based wholesalers of solid fuels selling into the Republic of Ireland market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1636/13]

Proposed Legislation

James Bannon

175. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that VAT legislation is preventing tenant purchase funding from being raised and if he will outline his plans to bring forward legislation to deal with this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1641/13]

Contingent Capital Notes

Pearse Doherty

176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the announcement that negotiations to sell Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital Notes had concluded, if he will confirm the way he ensured that all potential buyers of the CCNs had equal access to all information required to make an investment decision. [1726/13]

Contingent Capital Notes

Pearse Doherty

177. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the announcement of his Department on 9 January 2013 that negotiations to sell €500 million to €1 billion of Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital Notes has concluded, if he will confirm if the sale had been discussed by the Board of Bank of Ireland; the date or dates on which it was discussed and if he had been lobbied or received requests from other investors in Bank of Ireland or their representatives urging a disposal of the CCNs. [1727/13]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

178. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 189 and 190 of 16 October 2012, the reason his claim that the effective corporation tax rate is 11.9% when in answer to parliamentary questions, his answer showed total manufacturing profits in 2012 at €28,762 million and other trading profits at €41,196 million and a total income figure at €61,034 million, whereas total corporation tax paid was €4,246 million suggesting a far lower effective tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/13]

Corporate Tax Compliance

Richard Boyd Barrett

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date figures on corporate profits declared and corporate taxes paid for 2011 and 2012 including tables CTSI for these years and other tables in the possession of the Revenue Commissioners showing a more detailed breakdown in the application of allowances, deductions and write downs applied to declared profits, reducing the total corporation tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/13]

Tax Rebates

Bernard Durkan

180. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the reason full entitlement of refundable income tax was not determined on the basis of income earned in 2009 when they ceased employment so payment in respect of which did not issue until 2010 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1766/13]